short|shorter|shortest

她的名字叫乔——是约瑟芬的简称。

Her name's Jo - it's ___short for Josephine.

她的名字是约瑟芬，或简称乔。

Her name's Josephine, or Jo for ___short.

甚至有一种奇怪的疾病叫做慢性疲劳综合征，简称CFS。

There is even a strange disease called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or CFS for ___short.

由于一位同事突然生病，我不得不在短时间内做季度报告。

Due to a colleague's sudden illness, I had to present the quarterly report at ___short notice.

音乐会在短时间内被取消，让许多粉丝感到失望。

The concert was cancelled at ___short notice, leaving many fans disappointed.

我们可以安排去伦敦出差，但无法在短时间内安排好。

We can arrange a business trip to London, but not at ___short notice.

长话短说，他再也没有打过棒球。

To cut a long story ___short, he never played baseball again.

嗯，长话短说，可以说是学费赞成，设施反对。

Well, to cut a long story ___short, let's say tuition yes, facilities no.

我哥哥更高，但我比较矮。

My brother is taller, but I am ___shorter.

她的头发比之前短多了。

Her hair is much ___shorter than before.

在所有候选人中，她的面试时间最短。

Of all the candidates, she had the ___shortest interview time.